Beaujolais nouveau or Beaujolais primeur, the first wine of the season, has the light, fresh summery taste one would expect in a wine barely two months old.

Beaujolais Nouveau will be released Thursday, and you can taste it from noon to 8 p.m. at Wine Sense, 749 Park Ave.

Tastings are free, and the wine will be for sale. Last year, the store sold out on the release date.

The red wine is made from Gamay grapes harvested this fall in France's Beaujolais region. French law allows the release of the wine at 12:01 a.m. on the third Thursday of November. For more information, call (585)271-0590.